Hempfield JULY 11, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE: REC CENTER OFFERS SPORTS PERFORMANCE PROGRAM page 9
VOL XXXIV • NO 18
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
OUTDOOR CONCERT
The Mountville Church of the Brethren,
Ironville United Methodist Church (UMC), 4020 Holly Drive, Columbia, will hold its vacation Bible school (VBS) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 15, through Thursday, July 19. Children age 4 through those in grade six are invited to take part in the VBS, which will have the theme “Snowtrek - Walking Into God’s Word.” Participants will go on a snow adventure and find God’s Word to lead them. They will learn values from Bible stories to apply to their lives. Activities will include stories, crafts, games, and snacks. Attendees may also meet Ironville UMC’s new minister, pastor Greg Impink, and his wife, Rachelle. For additional details, call 717-684-8072. FUNDRAISING EVENT
The Hempfield Boys/Girls Basketball Booster Club Golf Tournament will be held at Four Seasons Golf Club, 949 Church St., Landisville, on Friday, Aug. 3, with a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start. Registration will open at 11 a.m. The per-golfer cost includes a picnic-style lunch, golf and the use of a cart, a goodie bag, a $15,000 hole-in-one contest, a door prize ticket, a dinner buffet, and refreshments. There will be additional game-day golf contests and prizes, along with a silent auction. The event will support Hempfield boys’ and girls’ basketball. For more information, including sponsorship opportunities, as well as to register, contact Tom Wernoch at 717-521-2633. BIRDS OF CHICAGO
The 2018 Summer Music Series at Long’s Park, 1441 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, will continue with a concert featuring Birds of Chicago on Sunday, July 15. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the park’s amphitheater. Admission and parking are free. For details, visit www.longspark.org.
CASA Volunteers Sworn In pg 3
Museum Hosts Workshops pg 2
Residents Wish For A Merry Christmas ... In July By Dayna M. Reidenouer
“SNOWTREK” VBS
Although temperatures are more like 93 degrees instead of 39, a group of Woodcrest Villa residents is thinking Christmas. The seventh annual Christmas in July school supplies drive will be held from Tuesday, July 24, through Tuesday, July 31. A kickoff celebration will be held at 7 p.m. on July 24 in Gamber Auditorium, which is located within the VIVA Centre on Woodcrest Villa’s campus, 2001 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster. “We’ll have a little music, a little laughter,” co-founder Barbara Smith said of the celebration. “That’s the best part: eating homemade Christmas cookies!” The program will feature musical performances as well as group singing of carols, and resident Dee Harnish will
read a Pennsylvania Dutch translation of Clement Moore’s poem “The Night Before Christmas.” Refreshments including the cookies that Barbara mentioned - will be provided. There will also be an opportunity for attendees to order school supplies for donation to the program. Volunteer Dennis Good explained that the group has put an efficiency measure in place to improve the shopping process. As in previous years, group members will offer school supplies for residents to buy and donate. This service enables folks who are unable to shop offcampus to participate in the supplies drive. This year, however, the group will take orders for items, which Dennis will order in bulk and ship directly to the Families in Transition program. See Christmas In July pg 4
Woodcrest Villa residents who have organized the seventh annual Christmas in July school supplies drive are (from left) Pat Smith, Barbara Smith, Suzanne Burger, Harvey Meyer, and Nancy and Dennis Good. Following a kickoff celebration on July 24, the drive will run through July 31.
School Board Names New Superintendent Summer Garden Experience The Hempfield Board of School Planned For July 28 Directors has announced the appointment of Michael Bromirski as the Hempfield School District’s next superintendent. Current superintendent Chris Adams plans to retire in 2019 after serving in that position for three years. Bromirski has been the district’s assistant superintendent since July 2015. He has served in the field of education for 21 years, first as an elementary teacher, then, subsequently, as a building administrator and a district administrator. He holds a Bachelor of Science in elementary and kindergarten education from The Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Education in elementary education from Bloomsburg University. In June 2018, he completed a Master of Business Administration program at Elizabethtown College, and this degree is expected to be conferred in August. Bromirski’s principal certification in
Penn State Extension’s annual Summer Garden Experience (SGE) in Lancaster County combines the ambiance of a farm in summer with cutting-edge planting and growing information. This year’s event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 28, at Penn State’s Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center (SEAREC), 1446 Auction Road, Manheim, 7 miles
northwest of Lancaster city. People of all ages are welcome to attend. At 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., Brie Arthur, author of “The Foodscape Revolution,” will present talks on gardening while combining ecological, economic, and nutritional interests. Michael Judd of Ecologia Design in Maryland will speak on permaculture at 10 a.m. The event will include short See Garden Experience pg 6
Penn State’s Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Manheim will be open to the public for tours and short seminars during the Summer Garden Experience on July 28.
Michael Bromirski kindergarten through 12th grade is from The Pennsylvania State University (Great Valley), and his Superintendent’s Letter of Eligibility is from Edinboro College. According to a statement from the school board, since the announcement of Adams’ intent to retire, the board See New Superintendent pg 3
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60 Clay St., Mountville, is hosting the 24th season of concerts, sponsored by the Mountville Community Services Foundation, on its lawn. The series will continue with The Perseverance Band of Lebanon on Sunday, July 15. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend. In the case of rain, the concert will be held inside the church. Visit www.mountvillecob.org and click on Lawn Concerts or call John Hess at 717-285-5122, ext. 126.